On Sept. 17, gamers will finally get to explore Rockstar Games’ latest gargantuan open world. How the hell did a studio in Edinburgh build the most ambitious digital recreation of Southern California ever attempted? To find out, we asked Aaron Garbut, the man behind the look and feel of every modern Grand Theft Auto.

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